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‘Annabishekam’ performed at Shiva temples

On Sat., Annabishekam, anointing of the Shivalingam, was performed with religious fervour & gaiety at Shiva temples in Thanjavur district. 1000kg cooked rice, 900kg vegetables & fruits were used to cover the 13-ft-high Peruvudaiyar & maha arathi was performed. Later, prasadam was distributed after theerthavari. Similar events were held at…

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A Bengali novel on Thoothukudi fishermen and Thanjavur devadasis

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SETC to operate buses from Tamabaram and Poonamallee termini ahead of Ayudha Puja

SETC to operate express buses from Tambaram MEPZ & Poonamallee to decongest Koyambedu. Buses to Tiruvannamalai, Vandavasi, Senji, Panruti, Vadalur, Chidambaram, Vellore, Arani, Arcot, Thirupathur, Kancheepuram, Hosur, Tiruttani, Puducherry, Cuddalore, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Velankanni, Tiruchi, Madurai, Tirunelveli. SETC to ease congestion at Koyambedu ahead of Ayudha Pooja.

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ED inspects sand quarries on Coleroon river bed in Thanjavur

ED inspects sand quarry sites in Thanjavur district. Team attempted aerial survey using drones at Maruvur, suspended due to weather. At Koviladi, they measured depth/breadth and conducted aerial survey. Moving to Maruvur to complete survey suspended due to weather.

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T.N. CM Stalin announces naming of Thanjavur Agricultural College after late scientist M.S. Swaminathan

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin said that Dr. Swaminathan had been affectionate towards former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, and also recalled how the scientist had remembered Mr. Karunanidhi when he had passed away.

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Cauvery water dispute | T.N.’s delta districts go on day-long bandh against Karnataka government

Delta Protection Movement's day-long bandh began in Thanjavur, with many shops and business establishments closed to express solidarity with farmers. Public transp., educational institutions, govt. offices running as usual. Essential commodities such as medicines, milk open. Shops closed in Mannargudi, Koothanallur, Nannilam, Thiruthuraipoondi, Kudavasal, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Poompuhar, Tharangambadi, Kuthalam, Sembanarkoil,…

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Tamil Nadu: AIADMK to hold agitation in delta districts on Oct 6

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that the party would hold agitation against the governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in the delta districts on October 6. Former AIADMK ministers R Kamaraj, O S Manian, C Vijayabaskar, R B Udayakumar and S Semmalai would lead the…

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One of the world's oldest optical illusions; how many animals do you see?

Hidden within the Airavatesvara Temple in Thanjavur, a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, lies a nearly nine-hundred-year-old optical illusion that continues to baffle viewers. Can you spot both animals in this carving?

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SCR second south pilgrim special begins journey

South Central Railway's 'Divya Dakshin Yatra' train has begun journey from Secunderabad station. Passengers can visit Rameswaram, Tiruvannamalai, Madurai, Kanniyakumari, Tiruvananthapuram, Tiruchy and Thanjavur. Boarding/de-boarding is offered at 8 stations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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Daily Quiz | On Thanjavur

The Hindu’s daily quiz on Thanjavur

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Centre says it is for States involved to arrive at a consensus on Godavari-Cauvery link project

Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Bishweswar Tudu, stated this in response to a question raised by MP M. Thambidurai in the Rajya Sabha; the project envisages the transfer of surplus water of the Godavari river from the Inchampalli dam Telengana to the Grand Anicut, near Thanjavur, on the Cauvery

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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin hops on to Minister K. N. Nehru’s vehicle after his SUV’s tyre got punctured, near Tiruchi

Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin, who was proceeding in his SUV to Thanjavur from Tiruchi on Thursday morning (July 27), had to alight midway and proceed in the vehicle of one of his Cabinet colleague after one of the tyres got punctured enroute causing anxious moments for security personnel…

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PMK man’s murder | NIA conducts searches at 21 locations in Tamil Nadu

NIA officers conduct searches in Tiruchi, Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai districts in connection with 2019 murder case of V. Ramalingam, a PMK functionary killed by gang in Thirubhuvanam.

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T.N. CM Stalin inaugurates industry 4.0 technology centres, women’s hostels

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin inaugurated Industry 4.0 tech centres at 45 ITIs and women's hostels in Guduvancheri, Adyar, Perambalur, Salem, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Vellore & Villupuram at a total cost of ₹1,572.32 crore. Ministers & officials attended the events.

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A Kannadiga communist who was at the vanguard of peasant movement in Tamil land

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Inspector, SI demand ₹6-crore bribe in the name of SP, booked

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has registered a case against an Inspector and Sub-Inspector in Thanjavur on the charge of demanding a ₹6-crore bribe from a businessmen for not registering a cheating case against him, and receiving ₹10 lakh as an advance

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T.N. CM Stalin inspects desilting of irrigation channels in Thanjavur

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday inspected the ongoing desilting of irrigation channels in Thanjavur district.

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Dhinakaran to lead AMMK’s protest against DMK government in Orathanadu on June 12

AMMK founder T.T.V. Dhinakaran would address his party’s public meeting at Orathanadu in Thanjavur district on June 12 to protest against the DMK government over irregularities in various departments, movement of spurious liquor, uncertainty of farmers’ livelihood, among others, a party release said.

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Kuruvai cultivation yet to gain momentum in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur districts

With just two to three weeks left for the lifting of the shutters of the Stanley Reservoir at Mettur for meeting irrigation purposes in the Delta region, kuruvai crop cultivation activities are yet to gain momentum in the two major Delta districts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur.

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Thanjavur liquor deaths | Police suspect ‘insider’ role

While the source of the cyanide that claimed the lives of cab driver Vivek and daily wage labourer Kuppusamy is yet to be established, investigators are suspecting a crime of passion, and, by extension, the role of a goldsmith or someone associated with jewellery-making because they have access to cyanide.

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Thanjavur liquor deaths: police suspect cyanide may have been mixed to kill one of the victims

A day after two persons died due to suspected cyanide poisoning after consuming liquor at a licensed Tasmac bar in Thanjavur, police sources claimed it could have been a case of murder, targeting 36-year-old cab driver Vivek, one of the victims

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Thanjavur liquor deaths | T.N. police suspect cyanide may have been mixed to kill one of the victims

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Thanjavur liquor deaths | Four Tasmac employees suspended; owner of bar and bartender arrested

According to official sources, the retail outlet is located near the bar where the two victims bought and consumed the liquor that had been reportedly ‘laced with cyanide’

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Two die after consuming liquor in Thanjavur, cyanide poisoning suspected

According to Thanjavur Collector Dinesh Ponraj Oliver, the Viscera Report revealed that there were no traces of methyl alcohol in the liquor they had consumed, but the presence of cyanide was detected

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India gets its first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu

448 square kilometers in Palk Bay covering coastal waters of Thanjavur and Pudukkotai districts have been notified as the reserve

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